Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
International Journal of Accounting
ISSN 1094-4060 · eISSN 2213-3933 · Elsevier
International Journal of Accounting: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 1,800; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Accounting is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Corporate Finance and Governance and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research, together about 49.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting23.3%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting16.3%
- Financial Reporting and Valuation ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting9.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.6%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 476OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 50 | 8 | 88 |
| 2024 | 22 | 2 | 71 |
| 2023 | 20 | 7 | 112 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1 | 158 |
| 2021 | 27 | 9 | 277 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,800 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1094-4060
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-3933
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Accounting
What CAS zone is International Journal of Accounting in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Accounting is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Accounting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Accounting is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Accounting open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Accounting is a subscription journal. APC about USD 1,800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .